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WATERY WEDNESDAY # 81

 It’s that fabulous day of the week where we meet a friend who lives in the water! So let’s get this adventure started as we head out to the coral reefs of the Pacific Ocean to meet today’s fish that lights up!!

MEET THE FLASHLIGHT FISH!

   Range/Habitat: West Pacific oceans/coral reefs

   Diet: Carnivore: plankton

   Length: up to 4 ¾”

  Conservation Status: common

Fun Facts:

•          Flashlightfish have a blunt nose.
•          They have bacteria in the organ under their eye.
•          Those bacteria are bioluminescent.
•          They can use that eyelid to communicate with other flashlightfish.
•          Flashlightfish feed at night.
•          Flashlightfish spend their day in caves in deeper water.
•          They are territorial.

Flashlightfish are super cool! They use that bioluminescent eyelid to communicate with each other. We wonder if they know Morris Code?

WATERY WEDNESDAY # 79

 We’re going on a deep sea adventure today to find one crazy looking fish! Hope aboard the sub and let’s go on today’s adventure.

MEET THE BEARDED ANGLER!

   Range/Habitat: Atlantic ocean

   Diet: Carnivore: fish

   Length/Weight:  4”/ up to 11 oz

   Conservation Status: common

Fun Facts:

•          Bearded Anglers live in the deep sea.
•          They have a bioluminescent lure on the top of their head to attract prey.
•          Bearded anglers also have bioluminescent branching barbs on their chin.
•          Male bearded anglers are much smaller than the females.
•          They live off the female like a parasite.

Bearded anglers are really alien looking fish! Bioluminescence is such a great adaptation! We wish we could glow! Could you imagine Ellie with large glowing ears?